Monitoring solutions play a larger role in the cold chain than any other type of supply chain. They ensure that products are safe, and fresh, under strict temperature requirements. Without monitoring, most products could lose effectivenessand potentially endanger someone’s life. As the cold chain business rises in demand, so does the need Read more…
In the Philippines, all medical establishments and outlets applying for a license to manufacture, import, distribute or sell vaccines and other biological products have to comply with these requirements. To be able to get a License to Operate (LTO), all establishments have to be compliant and prove that they are Read more…
Importance of Vaccine Vial Monitors Vaccine Vial Monitors (VVM) are almost as important as the vaccine itself. Vaccines are highly sensitive to heat. They lose potency once exposed to adverse temperatures during transport and storage. Too much heat or cold corrupts the composition of the life-saving vaccines and renders them useless. Read more…
Vaccines have saved millions of lives worldwide by immunizing people from infectious diseases. They have eradicated or minimized polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis, German measles, smallpox, mumps, tetanus, and rotavirus that were once common health threats across the world. Yet, despite global immunization efforts, one in five children in the world Read more…
The demand for highly-efficient cold chain equipment (CCE) has been steadily increasing since the early 2000s. As a result, momentum for stimulating the development of two new cold chain equipment categories– solar direct-drive refrigerators and passive-cooled cold boxes – has been generated. Its aim was to eliminate the top market Read more…
Translate Bio Inc. have teamed up with drug giant Sanofi to attempt to overcome the barrier that may hinder the eventual distribution of a viable COVID-19 vaccine. The mRNA (Messenger RNA) class of vaccines have been lauded as the possible solution to the COVID-19 pandemic, showing promising results in their Read more…
Over the past years, cold chain logistics have been increasingly complex and complicated, thanks to strict government regulations and ever-changing demand in the pharmaceutical sectors. There is a shift towards a structurally complex, biotechnology and specialty formulas, as well as complex clinical trials that have raised the stakes exponentially for Read more…
Last-mile delivery is the most crucial part of the cold chain, yet it’s also the most difficult. Delivering vaccines to far-flung, resource-poor health centers requires more than just the ability to transport products. Most of the time, delivery locations are remote, without internet or cellular connections. Even after the vaccines Read more…
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